Unverified pupil list down to 27

Paul Schott

Updated 10:35 pm, Tuesday, October 8, 2013

The number of unverified students in the school district continues to fall, but 27 pupils still have not confirmed Greenwich residency, according to the district's latest numbers.

As of Monday, 4,730 elementary and ninth-grade students were verified, 29 more than a week before. The total comprises 99.4 percent of the combined population in kindergarten through fifth grade.

The district's first verification deadline was 9 p.m. Oct. 1.

Families of unverified students must either confirm their residency or apply for a hearing by month's end, or their children will face expulsion.

District officials on Oct. 2 sent out three pieces of correspondence -- certified with return receipt, regular mail and email -- to the families of unverified students, informing them they had not verified their residency. The letters warned them that if they do not comply by the end of the business day on Oct. 15, the district will start student withdrawal proceedings Oct. 16.

If any of those families still have not taken action by Oct. 15, the district will send out a second notice. Officials say they plan to withdraw unverified students from the district on Oct. 30, if their families still have not responded.

Among the 11 elementary schools, Hamilton Avenue School still has the highest number of unverified students, 12. That total represents 3.6 percent of the school's population.

The following list shows the number of unverified students at each school:

Between late June and the Oct. 1 deadline, the district sent weekly phone calls and/or emails about residency verification to parents through the ParentLink notification system, according to officials.